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Bach's 'St. John Passion'
Stirs Up Some

By

Brett Campbell

Updated Aug. 9, 2000 12:01 a.m. ET

Eugene, Ore.

O regon Bach Festival music director Helmuth Rilling wanted to do something special to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's death. Each summer for three decades, the Stuttgart conductor has presented the music of the festival's namesake to critical acclaim and burgeoning audiences. For this year's festival, Mr. Rilling decided to perform, for the first time in OBF history, all three of Bach's...